ལྷ་གཅིག

Tibetan

Etymology

ལྷ (lha, “god, deity”) +‎ གཅིག (gcig, “one”)

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan: /*l̥a.kt͡ɕik/
• Lhasa: /ɬa˥˥.t͡ɕi˥˨/

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• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*l̥a.kt͡ɕik/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan pinyin: lha^f-ji^h
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ɬa˥˥.t͡ɕi˥˨/

Noun

ལྷ་གཅིག • (lha gcig)

1. (honorific) His/Her Majesty, Your Majesty
2. (honorific) princess, king's daughter